Why Shadowfax? Our cluster is so fast that we named it after the Lord Of The Rings character!

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Friday, February 3, 2012

APCS: AP Computer Science Recruiting Office!

Welcome to Computing at Baldwin Senior High School! My name is Mr. Garcia. I teach in the Math Department at good old BSHS. I'm here today to encourage you to take AP Computer Science aka APCS.

APCS is a fun course I've been teaching since the CollegeBoard introduced it in 1984. APCS is an extension of CSH where we use the Java programming language as a vehicle to learn about Object Oriented Programming which is all the rage these days! Programming with Objects makes it very easy to do lots of Number Crunching and Graphics! We use a great textbook by Cay Horstmann, a world reknown expert in Java, http://horstmann.com/bigjava.html, pictured above. BTW, all your work is stored online and we use an eText, so you don't even have to bring anything to class!

Also, the first thing you'll notice is that I don't do Windows, and neither does my maid! We are currently using the 64bit Ubuntu 11.04 Linux Desktop which is a rock solid, programmer friendly system designed with network security, multitasking, multiprocessing and multiuser support built-in from the ground up. Please see the video above and sign-up sheet below:

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The Calculus & Computer Science Archive ProjectOnline Since 1988

This site is here to help new and experienced teachers alike. Over the years I have developed many materials for several courses that I teach regularly. I have taught AP Computer Science since 1987, College Math since Fall 1993 and AP Calculus since 1994.

These materials have been edited and re-edited for ease of use in the classroom every time I have a chance to teach these courses. I have had many requests to share my materials at the conferences I frequent, whence this website.